Four new earthquakes have been registered on April 7 in the Plovdiv region, Civil Defense said. The first one took place at 6:25 am with 2,7 magnitude on the Richter scale, the other three – 11:47 am, 11:50 am and 15:09 pm with magnitude of about 2,8 on t
The Privatization Agency will accept offers from the potential buyers of Bulgaria’s State Insurance Institute DZI till the end of the working day on April 15. Afterwards a decision will be taken which of the candidates will be allowed to the second stage
Under the program for training of Bulgarian officers in American military schools, Bulgaria has received BGN 9 M for the last years, Defense Minister Svinarov said.
“Preliminary elections are a possible outcome of the crisis, however, for the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) such elections are not an end in itself, “ the leader of Bulgaria’s rightist opposition party UDF Nadezhda Mihaylova said. Asked to share her vi
The amount of compensation for the destruction of Bulgarian SS-23 missiles will be discussed by Bulgaria’s Defense Minister Nikolay Svinarov during his visit in the United States this week. Bulgaria must destroy its SS-23 missiles by October 30, 2002, acc
The establishment of the new party Simeon II National Movement sets new beginning for the phenomenon Simeon II National Movement, the newly elected chairman of the party and Bulgaria’s Defense Minister Nikolay Svinarov commented. “All parliamentary repres
Delegates from 182 countries are gathering in The Hague for a UN-sponsored conference on how to protect the world's plants and animals. Among the issues being discussed during the two-week forum on biodiversity is how to encourage governments to halt the
Israel appears to have intensified its military offensive in the West Bank after US President Bush demanded that it withdraw from Palestinian areas "without delay". Two villages around Ramallah were the latest targets of Israeli tanks and helicopter-borne
Mikhail Gorbachev, former USSR president will arrive in Bulgaria on May 5, Alexander Tomov, leader of the Bulgaria’s Euroleftist Party announced. Gorbachev was invited to Bulgaria in his capacity of leader of the Russian social democrats.
“If it is true that the debts of flag carrier Balkan Airlines are not BGN 165 M but BGN 293 M, in spite of all the efforts that we make it will be very hard to save the airlines from bankruptcy, “ Bulgaria’s Transport Minister Plamen Petrov said. He added
By VESELIN ZHELEV, Associated Press Writer SOFIA, Bulgaria - Prime Minister Simeon Saxcoburggotski on Saturday transformed his civic movement into a political party in an apparent attempt to strengthen his grip on power.
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Both North and South Korea are expressing optimism after a visit by a South Korean envoy to the North, which included a face-to-face meeting between the envoy and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Envoy Lim Dong-Won returned to Seoul on Saturday, saying th
With the death toll mounting in the West Bank and Gaza, US President Bush on Saturday again called on Israel to withdraw its troops from Palestinian areas "without delay" and demanded the Palestinians immediately crack down on terrorists. Bush made the s
Simeon Saxe-Coburg was unanimously elected leader of the newly founded Simeon II National Movement by the delegates of the Constituent Assembly on April 6. After his election, in an address to the delegates, Saxe-Coburg declared that his government will n
“The situation in the region is currently normal after the last shocks,” Engineer Todorov, director of Civil Defense – Plovdiv told novinite.com.
Bosnia marked the 10th anniversary of the outbreak of war on Saturday, a 43-month-long conflict that was Europe's worst since World War Two.
Further questions about Wall Street's relationship with failed energy-giant Enron have been raised amid speculation that as many as a half-dozen well-known investment banks may be added to a shareholder lawsuit. The financial powerhouses include such fami
Long queues have formed for a second day, with 40,000 having paid tribute to Britain's Queen Mother, lying in state in Westminster Hall,so far and an estimated 50,000 queuing to do so. A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said: "The Queen has been very touched
The US Secretary of State, Colin Powell, has told Israel it should stop its incursions into Palestinian towns "without delay" after the bloodiest day yet since the military operation began. But fighting between Palestinians and Israeli troops is raging th
Bulgaria’s President Parvanov congratulated with a telegram Simeon Saxe-Coburg for his election leader of the newly founded party Simeon II National Movement. The movement was transformed into a party on April 6, exactly one year after Bulgaria’s monarch
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